Western Daily Press
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:51:44 +0000Garden waste collections suspended across North Somerset for rest of week
Crews are shorthanded due to staff having to self isolate
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:18:18 +0000GCSE results 2021 live: Updates from schools in Somerset and Bath
Pupils across the region are picking up their exam results today
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:47:06 +0000Somerset records more than 500 new coronavirus cases as another person dies
It is a big increase on the 280 cases found yesterday
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:09:56 +0000Legal challenge too costly for defenders of historic Bath hospital
Campaigners claim judicial review is "potentially winnable" but justice is "only for the rich"
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:00:43 +0000Debenham's back office in Taunton could become dozens of flats
New plans for the former Bedford House have been put forward
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:57:06 +0000Somerset couple who built barn and football pitch on farmland ordered to demolish them
They admitted they had occasionally used the land for barbecues and games but argued that it did not amount to a material change of use
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:51:01 +0000Family devastated after losing everything in a fire which ripped their home apart
'They have nothing but the clothes on their backs'
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:40:43 +0000Papa John's submits plans for new outlet in Somerset town
Up to 20 full-time jobs could be created
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:22:42 +0000Mum slams newsagent for selling energy drink to 11-year-old daughter before school
"To me, these energy drinks are deadly"
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:10:58 +0000Climate change code red warning: Are you worried about global warming in Somerset?
We've launched a survey to find out how you feel about climate change, and what you think should be done to prevent it
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:42:55 +0000Bath gym expands as demand from over-60s soars after lockdown
"We have even got people in their eighties coming"
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:17:26 +0000Seafront loos in Clevedon forced to close after vandal attack
The closure comes right in the height of the summer season when town is at its busiest
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:23:20 +0000Family's heartbreak as thieves break into trailer and steal child's beloved go-kart
"We haven't had the heart to tell her yet that the kart's gone"
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:06:29 +0000‘He screamed at me from his car’: Street harassment in a Somerset town
‘I don’t want my name to be on next year's list of women murdered by men. I don’t want that list to exist at all’
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:50:04 +0000Weston-super-Mare Sea Shanty Festival to return in 2022
The inaugural festival attracted crowds of thousands to the town over the weekend
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:45:05 +0000Driver dies at scene of Somerset crash involving car and lorry
The busy route was closed for a number of hours
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:35:04 +0000People in Bath told to prepare for Covid booster jab
The first people could receive their third jabs as soon as September
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:24:55 +0000Petition against 'monstrosity' seafront apartment block tops 500 signatures
CMN Estates wants to build a huge apartment block on the site of the former fire ravaged Royal Pier Hotel in Weston-super-Mare
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:09:56 +0000Woman rescued after becoming trapped knee-deep in mud trying to rescue dog on Somerset coast
The Burnham Coastguard came to her aid
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:02:30 +0000Town hall to be demolished as usage has 'significantly declined'
They hall would require a “significant” refurbishment, funded through council taxes and hire fees
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:49:21 +0000Energy storage planned for Somerset town as power plant scrapped
Conrad Energy hopes to win over residents after its previous plans sparked a backlash
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:36:00 +0000Up to £20M could be spent regenerating Highbridge town centre
A bid could be submitted to the government by the summer of 2022
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:30:14 +0000Somerset waste contractor offers £1,000 bonus for new drivers as councillors call for fines
Somerset's waste collections have been blighted by driver shortages
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:17:04 +0000M5 and A38 traffic live as 178-tonne transformer hits the roads - updates
The "abnormal load" will travel at 10mph
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:18:35 +0000Proposed housing development on site of Bath hospital rejected for third time
Officers said the development would harm a listed chapel